Classifications

• • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
  • B24—GRINDING; POLISHING
  • B24B—MACHINES, DEVICES, OR PROCESSES FOR GRINDING OR POLISHING; DRESSING OR CONDITIONING OF ABRADING SURFACES; FEEDING OF GRINDING, POLISHING, OR LAPPING AGENTS
  • B24B19/00—Single-purpose machines or devices for particular grinding operations not covered by any other main group
  • B24B19/22—Single-purpose machines or devices for particular grinding operations not covered by any other main group characterised by a special design with respect to properties of the material of non-metallic articles to be ground
  • B24B19/226—Single-purpose machines or devices for particular grinding operations not covered by any other main group characterised by a special design with respect to properties of the material of non-metallic articles to be ground of the ends of optical fibres
• • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
  • B24—GRINDING; POLISHING
  • B24B—MACHINES, DEVICES, OR PROCESSES FOR GRINDING OR POLISHING; DRESSING OR CONDITIONING OF ABRADING SURFACES; FEEDING OF GRINDING, POLISHING, OR LAPPING AGENTS
  • B24B11/00—Machines or devices designed for grinding spherical surfaces or parts of spherical surfaces on work; Accessories therefor
• • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
  • B24—GRINDING; POLISHING
  • B24B—MACHINES, DEVICES, OR PROCESSES FOR GRINDING OR POLISHING; DRESSING OR CONDITIONING OF ABRADING SURFACES; FEEDING OF GRINDING, POLISHING, OR LAPPING AGENTS
  • B24B7/00—Machines or devices designed for grinding plane surfaces on work, including polishing plane glass surfaces; Accessories therefor
  • B24B7/10—Single-purpose machines or devices
  • B24B7/16—Single-purpose machines or devices for grinding end-faces, e.g. of gauges, rollers, nuts, piston rings

Definitions

• a tip end surface of an optical connector used for kneading optical fibers with each other or connecting optical fibers to other optical components is polished into a convex spherical shape. And a method for polishing the tip surface of the core.
• Optical connectors are used when making reproducible connections with each other, such as between optical fibers or between optical fibers and other optical components.
• a general optical connector is a combination of a core called a ferrule and other parts.
• a predetermined optical fiber is provided. Attach a core to the outer periphery of the fiber end, polish the core end face together with the optical fiber end, and assemble them into other connector parts.
• the polishing disk 1 having the concave polishing surface 1A is rotated by a polishing disk rotating device (not shown), and the core of the optical connector is rotated. 2 is rotated by a core rotating device (not shown), and at the same time, its tip side is rocked (screw motion) via a core rocking device (not shown).
• the tip surface of the core 2 is polished into a convex spherical shape while pressing the tip surface of the core 2 against the polishing surface 1A.
• One object of the present invention is to provide an optical connector.
• An object of the present invention is to provide a polishing machine suitable for polishing a core tip surface into a convex spherical shape.
• Another object of the present invention is to provide the above-mentioned polishing machine which has sufficient strength and is easy to handle.
• Yet another object of the present invention is to provide a method for easily polishing the core tip surface to a desired convex spherical surface by easy control.
• the first invention is a polishing machine for polishing the core end surface of the optical connector into a convex spherical shape.
• the polishing machine and the core are rotated, and the core of the optical connector is polished on the surface of the polishing machine. At this time, the core is held perpendicular to the surface of the polishing plate, and the tip surface of the core is polished in such a state.
• the polishing machine according to the first aspect of the invention is obtained by polishing and slaughtering the surface of a low elastic body, and has an elastically deformable ridge structure.
• the surface of the polishing plate against which the front end face is pressed forms a dent, and due to the effect of the dent,
• the core tip surface is polished to a desired shape.
• the polishing force is applied by the pressing force from the core tip surface, and a part of the low elastic body layer is elastically deformed, and the surface of the polishing plate assumes a concave spherical shape. Polishing is performed in the same manner as when pressed against a polishing surface having a concave spherical surface.
• the tip surface of the core is finished in a shape opposite to the concave spherical surface, that is, a convex spherical surface.
• the radius of the convex spherical surface is determined mainly by the hardness of the low elastic body layer and the pressing force of the core tip surface against the surface of the polishing machine.
• the hardness of the layer is, JIS -A hardness 5 0 ° or more, since it is specified in three ⁇ hardness 8 0 ° within the scope of the following, rather each embodiment to be described later, excellent the convex spherical surface is obtained.
• the second invention is a polishing machine for polishing the core end surface of the optical connector into a convex spherical shape, wherein the polishing machine is made of a low elastic material (2).
• the hardness of the low elastic body layer is JIS- A hardness 50. As described above, the shear hardness is set to be within a range of 80 ° or less.
• the third invention is a polishing method for polishing the core end surface of the optical connector into a convex spherical shape in order to attain the intended object.
• the surface of the elastic layer is provided with a polishing layer integrally integrated thereon, and the hardness of the low elastic layer is JIS-A hardness of 50 ° or more and Shore hardness of 80 ° or less.
• the polishing machine and the core are rotated around these axes, respectively, and the tip of the core is held vertically to the surface of the polishing machine.
• the surface of the polishing machine is depressed, and the tip surface of the core is polished into a convex spherical shape.
• a polishing disk having a polishing layer having a polishing layer on its surface is set within a range of JIS-A hardness of 50 ° or more and shear hardness of 80 ° or less. Is polished into a predetermined shape while being depressed by the core tip surface pressed against it, so that the rotating surface of the polishing plate and the core tip surface are appropriately rotated. It is sufficient that the cores are brought into contact with each other at a high contact pressure, so that the core does not need to be moved specially during polishing, as well as the polishing disk and the core rotating in a continuous manner. By simply controlling the contact pressure, the tip of the core can be formed into a predetermined convex spherical surface by simple control.
• FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional view showing one embodiment of a polishing machine according to the first invention of the present invention
• FIG. 2 is a second embodiment of the present invention
• Fig. 3 and Fig. 4 are side and plan views showing an example of a polishing apparatus using the above-mentioned polishing machine
• Fig. 5 is a core tip surface
• Fig. 6 shows the relationship between the radius of the convex spherical surface and the hardness of the low elastic body
• Fig. 6 shows the relationship between the radius of the convex spherical surface and the contact loss
• Fig. 7 shows the conventional polishing.
• FIG. 6 shows the relationship between the radius of the convex spherical surface and the hardness of the low elastic body
• Fig. 6 shows the relationship between the radius of the convex spherical surface and the contact loss
• Fig. 7 shows the conventional polishing.
• FIG. 6 shows the relationship between the radius of the convex spherical surface
• the polishing disc 3 shown in FIG. 1 relates to the first invention, and the polishing disc 3 comprises a low-elasticity body 4 and a polishing layer 5 integrally laminated on the surface of the low-elasticity layer 4. And.
• the low elasticity material 4 is made of an arbitrary low elasticity material such as a soft rubber, a soft plastic, and a composite material thereof, and has a JIS-A hardness of 50.
• Mustard 3 are determined in a range of ⁇ hardness 6 0 °.
• the polishing layer 5 is made of a diamond wrapping film as an example.
• the low elastic layer 4 and the polishing layer 5 are integrally laminated through appropriate means described below.
• One of them is a bonding method using an adhesive
• the other is a heat fusion method using a hot press, a hot melt, or the like
• the other is a bonding method using a hot melt.
• This is a fastening means using a stopper.
• the bolt and nut are fastened through the low elastic layer 4 and the polishing member 5 and the nut fastened to the bolt.
• the layers are integrally laminated and a crib is used, the low elastic layer 4 and the polishing layer 5 are sandwiched between both edges.
• a plate-like hard body layer may be removably stacked as necessary.
• Such a polishing machine 3 has a characteristic that, when the distal end surface of the optical connector core 2 is pressed against the surface thereof, the pressed portion has a concave shape.
• the tip surface of the core 2 can be easily polished into a convex spherical shape.
• FIG. 2 shows the polishing machine 3 shown in FIG. 2 relating to the second invention.
• the polishing machine 3 not only has the low-elastic material layer 4 and the polishing layer 5 stacked integrally, but also has The hard body layer 20 is also integrally formed on the back surface of the low elastic body layer 4.
• the abrasive layer 5 Ri same der to what already described, the hardness of Of course the low elastic body ⁇ is JIS - A hardness 5 0 ° mustard 3 ⁇ Hardness 8 It is set within the range of 0 °.
• the rigid body 20 is made of metal, hard rubber, hard plastic, FRP, reinforced glass, ceramic, or a composite material of these. Made of any material such as
• the above-described bonding means, heat-sealing means, and fastening means are appropriately employed.
• FIG. 3 and FIG. 4 are specific examples of a polishing apparatus equipped with the polishing plate 3 of FIG.
• This polishing apparatus has a rotating disk 6 that is driven to rotate in a horizontal state, and the rotating disk 8 has a rotating shaft 7 that is transmitted via a motor (not shown) and its transmission system (not shown). It comes to be rotated.
• the stand 8 which is placed vertically in contact with the rotating disk 8, is provided with a support base 9 which protrudes above the polishing disk 3 and moves reciprocally in a horizontal direction.
• the support base 9 rotatably supports the core holder 10 on the top surface on the distal end side, and the core for rotating the core holder 10 around its center on the support base 3.
• the rotation mechanism 12 is mounted.
• the core rotation mechanism 12 includes a motor 14 supported on a support 9 via a bracket 13, a pulley 16 supported by an output ⁇ 15 of the motor 14, a pulley 18 and a core It consists of an endless belt 17 that covers the bully section 10A of the holder 10.
• the core 2 of the optical connector is attached to the outer periphery of the tip of the optical fiber 11.
• the core 2 is rotatably penetrated through the support 9 and is pressed against the surface of the polishing platen 3.
• the core 2 is detachably set in the center of the core holder 10. Has been turned on.
• the tip surface of the core 2 to be polished is pressed against the surface of the polishing plate 3, and the surface of the polishing plate against which the tip surface is pressed is depressed by the pressing force.
• the core 2 held via the core holder 10 is reciprocated by more than 380 ° by the core rotating mechanism 12, and at the same time, the polishing machine 3 is moved to an arbitrary position. Rotate in one direction, eg counterclockwise.
• the tip surface of the core is polished, and the concave surface of the recess causes the polishing of the core tip surface.
• the edge portion gradually becomes less polished, the shape of the recessed surface gradually changes, and finally the tip surface of the core 2 is polished into a convex spherical shape.
• the radius R of the core tip surface is determined by the hardness of the low elastic layer 4 and the pressing force of the core 2 against the polishing machine.
• FIG. 4 shows the relationship between the hardness of the low elasticity body 4 made of urethane having a thickness of 1a and the radius R of the convex spherical surface.
• the circled plot is a specific example of a plastic core
• the triangular plot is a specific example of a metal-ceramic composite core.
• Hardness range of the low elastic layer 4 of the invention of this is, JIS-A hardness and 3 can be expressed in accurately Ri by the and this combined use of ⁇ hardness, follow, in the example of FIG. 5, The hardness of the low elastic body ⁇ 4 is indicated by the combination of these two hardness indications.
• FIG. 6 shows the relationship between the radius R of the convex spherical surface and the connector connection loss.
• the hardness of the low elastic body ⁇ 4 is JIS.-A Hardness is 50 ° or more and Shore hardness is 60 ° or less.
• the hardness of the low elastic layer 4 is JIS-A hardness 50 ° or less, It has been confirmed that the tip surface of the fiber is not polished well.
• polishing machine 3 of FIG. 2 that is, when the polishing machine 3 of FIG. 2 is used as shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, a stable physical contactor is obtained. Polishing of the core tip surface (convex spherical surface), which can reduce the cost, improves the strength and ease of handling of the polishing machine itself.
• the polishing platen 3 was held at a fixed position, and the tip surface of the core 2 was pressed against the surface of the polishing platen 3 at the fixed position. It is also possible to hold the tip of core 2 in a fixed position and press the surface of polishing machine 3 against the tip of core 2 in the fixed position.In addition, both core 2 and polishing machine 3 can be used. You may make it apply a relative pushing force to.
• the polishing machine of the first invention has a polishing layer that is integrally laminated on the surface of a low-elastic body that is characterized by its hardness, so the end face of the optical connector core is pressed against the surface of the polishing machine. When this occurs, that portion becomes concave, and the core tip surface can be polished into a desired convex spherical shape by using such a concave characteristic.
• the polishing S of the second invention is a polishing method for a low elastic material layer having a special hardness.
• a polishing layer is integrally deposited on the surface, and a hard body is integrally laminated on the back of the low elasticity layer.
• the rigid body assures the strength of the polishing idea, and can also improve the handling.
• the polishing plate and the core are rotated, and the core tip surface is placed on the surface of the polishing plate. Since it is only necessary to press the core, it is not necessary to give the core a special swinging motion, so it is easy to perform polishing control to obtain a desired convex spherical surface, and the polishing device has a simple configuration. Will suffice.

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